Does anyone have intrusive thoughts and false memories that are in first person and also third person?

I get false memories in first and third person at times and it bugs me because usually when they are in third person I can easily be like okqy cool its not real but then when they pop out in first person and I know they’re not real it makes me doubt everything and then I’m like oh my goodness how do I distinguish

@Ella_O Yes, that can be very challenging. Just remember that OCD will find ways to keep you afraid. Any time I find a perspective that makes me feel more comfortable, OCD says "oh yeah?" and totally messes with my head. The hardest, but most effective, approach is to live in discomfort and accept uncertainty. As awful as that sounds. Good luck. OCD is a monster

@mjl0407 Yes like recently I got over my false memory and I was doing great and still am but my ocd was like wait hold up? What if when you experience your false memories in first person it’s because it’s true and I was like no it’s not whether I experience them in first or third they are not true I even have proof and my ocd was like well what if you’re lying to yourself and because of this you won’t get into Heaven and I’m just sitting there like dude really ??‍♀️

@Ella_O Yeah, OCD is a real A-hole sometimes. I hope you feel better soon. Thanks for reaching out and sharing.

@mjl0407 Thank you and thank you so much for sharing aswell and the support

Most of the time I get them in third person but sometimes I get them in first person and when I get them in first person it scares me because it makes it hard to realize its not true theres been first person false memories that I have had that felt so real so I’d ask my family member if I had done such thing and they tell me no but because they are in first person I have my doubts

@Ella_O ahhh damn , well I’d say don’t ask your family/friends for any reassurance because that just reinforces the thoughts and makes them stronger. I had false memories bother me for a few months last year, but the way I beat it was that I learnt to trust myself and know what I would and wouldn’t do if that makes sense. So say if you had a false memory about hurting someone, just think to yourself “would I REALLY do that?”. Hopefully this made sense and helps Lol, good luck :)

@A_123 Well I no longer ask my family and I believe in myself now and I don’t doubt but it’s the religion that comes in and then tries to make me doubt everything and then I remember it didn’t happen so theres no reason to doubt

Basically an intrusive thought pops out where you can see yourself doing it through your eyes as in first person and then third person as in you can look at yourself doing the action from someone elses eyes

@Ella_O ah then yes, i experience both.

@empathmind It honestly feels nice to know I’m not the only one who experiences these intrusive thoughts/false memories in first and third person I know some people just experience them in third person where as people like us experience them in first and third and honestly I feel less alone on this thank you

I totally feel you on that I used to have terrible intrusive thoughts that turned into false memories so I would seek reasurance non stop and it would always turn out to be that my false memory was in fact false but then the intrusive thought would get even more detailed

We can get through this its really hard but we can

Honestly same I want a group of friends who have the same ocd as me so we can all communicate with one another and help eachother

@Ella_O What kind of OCD do you have Ella?

@Cal2019 I have Pure O Harm OCD and False Memory OCD along with intrusive thoughts and I used to have POCD but I got over it

@Cal2019 What type ocd do you have?

I’m 20 and I’m from CA

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